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Red v Blue at Merseyside

AFP, London
I The goalscoring exploits of
I Arsenal's emerg-ing stars caught the eye in midweek as the club's youngest ever side racked up a remarkable 6-0 win over Sheffield United in the League Cup. But according to manager Arsene Wenger, it is the defensive resilience his more senior players have displayed so far this season that has done most to bolster confidence that they can stay at the top of the English Premier League table.
The 1-1 stalemate between Chelsea and Manchester United last weekend enabled the Gunners to move into pole position for the first time this season, with Liverpool also losing ground after failing to beat Stoke City at home.
Arsenal were in a similar position for much of last season, opening up a five-point lead at one point in February before seeing their title challenge fall apart.
The injuries that contributed to that collapse may have been unavoidable but the defensive mistakes certainly were and help to explain why Wenger has been so keen to underline the improvement seen in that department since the start of this campaign.
In nine matches in all competitions, Arsenal have conceded only three goals -- two from comers and one from the penalty spot.
'It has not been noticed yet but we've only conceded those two goals from two corners,' Wenger said ahead of Premier League newcomers Hull's visit to the Emirates on Saturday. "In open play we are quite solid."
Wenger, who off-loaded error-prone centreback Philippe Senderos to AC Milan in the summer, has admitted that a tendency to leak goals cost his side dear last season. But he insists his attacking philosophy will not be compromised by the search for greater defensive solidity.
Manchester United were left frustrated by the concession of a late equaliser to Chelsea on Sunday, but Sir Alex Ferguson will have taken heart from a performance that suggests his side are shaking off the early season cobwebs.
Albeit with a second string lineup, United looked sharp again in midweek as they beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the League Cup, and veteran winger Ryan Giggs believes a comer has been turned ahead of Bolton's visit to Old Ttafford.
"We have had a tough start," Giggs said. "We didn't play well at the beginning of the season but over the last week or so we have played some really good stuff.
This team is capable of going on a run and winning 10 games on the trot Hopefully that run has started now and we can carry it on against Bolton."
Having featured as a substitute at Chelsea and played for over an hour against Middlesbrough, Cristiano Ronaldo is in line to start his first Premier League match of the season following ankle surgery in July.
Chelsea travel to Stoke with manager Luiz Felipe Scolari facing a dilemma over whether to leave Nicolas Anelka or fit-again Didier Drogba on the bench.
Liverpool make the short trip to crosstown rivals Everton with Robbie Keane, still looking for his first goal for his new club, relishing the prospect of his first taste of the Merseyside derby.